Coach fired after not apologizing for 100-0 win

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The coach of a Texas high school basketball team that beat another team 100-0 sent an e-mail to a newspaper saying he will not apologize "for a wide-margin victory when my girls played with honor and integrity."

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kid44

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Re: Coach fired after not apologizing for 100-0 win

Sickens me. As a coach when is enough enough?

Was still in the full court press at 80-0.

Shoot him.
 

benny0420

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How did the 0 team ever get put on the schedule?
 

felonee

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I think it was a special needs school or something.
 

unluckysob

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Re: Coach fired after not apologizing for 100-0 win

The Dallas Academy team had only 8 goofy girls. They should play other teams with goofy-weird-different girls.
 

soli

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They should have fired him after the 3rd Quater of the game.
 
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From ESPN.com news services, "Dallas Academy [the 0 team] has eight girls on its varsity team and about 20 girls in its high school. It is winless over the last four seasons. The academy boasts of its small class sizes and specializes in teaching students struggling with "learning differences," such as short attention spans or dyslexia."
 

winkyduck

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Re: Coach fired after not apologizing for 100-0 win

How did the 0 team ever get put on the schedule?

BINGO

In So Cal when a team is up 40+ in 4Q in a Varsity game the rules state the clock MUST run until the game ends - in lower level games it can start running earlier if both coaches agree to it

now that the coach has been fired - the AD should be next for skedding this game against a truly inferior oppoent

and sorry - HATE this move. why fire the guy? bad move by a gutless chicken shit administration
 

biggamer3

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Would love to see this clown defend himself on PTI, they would rip him to shreds
 

felonee

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Re: Coach fired after not apologizing for 100-0 win

Coach of the year. Trust me, the girls on the winning team are the ones that are going to rememeber what they did here for the rest of their lives.
 

Tuckman

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From ESPN.com news services, "Dallas Academy [the 0 team] has eight girls on its varsity team and about 20 girls in its high school. It is winless over the last four seasons. The academy boasts of its small class sizes and specializes in teaching students struggling with "learning differences," such as short attention spans or dyslexia."


1/2 the nba suffers from that, there is no pity for them!
 
Re: Coach fired after not apologizing for 100-0 win

Meh...that's why they have divisions based on school size here in RI. It's tough to get a good team in any sport when you only have 20 people to choose from.

As for firing him...I can't say I agree. What were his girls supposed to do? Why should he apologize? I find it hard to believe this is the only time that team has seen a blow out like that.
 

mr merlin

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Blaming the coach is a joke, the person who should be fired is the opposing coach, he could have pulled the girls off the floor at any time and forfieted. It's a game , if you dont want to play and live with the results, then dont show up.
 

kid44

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Re: Coach fired after not apologizing for 100-0 win

Meh...that's why they have divisions based on school size here in RI. It's tough to get a good team in any sport when you only have 20 people to choose from.

As for firing him...I can't say I agree. What were his girls supposed to do? Why should he apologize? I find it hard to believe this is the only time that team has seen a blow out like that.


Because the coach makes the decision to press or not. This is H.S and it is competitive, yes, however there needs to be some realignment in that conference.

Sound like whoever runs the conference needs to take a strong look at how it is set-up. Rural areas suffer from these things as travel is an issue. If a Metropolitan area this in uncalled for.
 
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Because the coach makes the decision to press or not. This is H.S and it is competitive, yes, however there needs to be some realignment in that conference.

Sound like whoever runs the conference needs to take a strong look at how it is set-up. Rural areas suffer from these things as travel is an issue. If a Metropolitan area this in uncalled for.

Right, but who says they were pressing? What if they were just kind of going through the motions and the other team was that bad? What are they supposed to do? Miss shots on purpose? Not take the shots?

Both coaches should have agreed to stop this, but they didn't. I don't think either one is to blame. I can see why the coach of the losing team would want to keep his girls out there. Sometimes in life you have to follow through with things even when you don't want to or you don't think they'll end the way you want them to. High School sports are as much of a character building exercise as an athletic activity. Not all of these kids are going to play in college and even fewer will go pro, but the lessons they learn playing stay with them.

The 100 point team won fair and square. I'm not seeing the problem.
 
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Oh, and all of this is coming from a girl that was on a high school gymnastics team that hadn't won in YEARS. Even when we knew we didn't have enough girls competing and would normally forfeit, we went out there and played because that's what we came to do. We knew damn well we weren't going to win it, but we showed each school we went to that we were there for love of the sport and they weren't going to put a "W" in their book without earning it. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:eek:ffice:eek:ffice" /><o:p></o:p>
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soli

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Right, but who says they were pressing? What if they were just kind of going through the motions and the other team was that bad? What are they supposed to do? Miss shots on purpose? Not take the shots?

Both coaches should have agreed to stop this, but they didn't. I don't think either one is to blame. I can see why the coach of the losing team would want to keep his girls out there. Sometimes in life you have to follow through with things even when you don't want to or you don't think they'll end the way you want them to. High School sports are as much of a character building exercise as an athletic activity. Not all of these kids are going to play in college and even fewer will go pro, but the lessons they learn playing stay with them.

The 100 point team won fair and square. I'm not seeing the problem.

"I think the bad judgment was in the full-court press and the 3-point shots," said Renee Peloza, whose daughter plays for Dallas Academy. "At some point, they should have backed off."

They were still shooting 3's in the 4th Qtr.....as you would say..."I'm just saying"
 
Re: Coach fired after not apologizing for 100-0 win

Well, they have to practice their 3 pointers some time. I still don't see the problem.
 

kid44

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I have 32 years of coaching and also 2 years of all girls. There are unwritten rules in the game. If I were on the losing end of that game I guaranty that I would have waited in the parking lot for that ass.

You play hard until one team has the game in hand.... that is when subs should get the time on the court. However I would demand from my players if up by 40 in that game there will be no pressing or 3's. Anyone does it, ass time on the bench.

ETHICS
 

railbird

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Re: Coach fired after not apologizing for 100-0 win

Kids playing a game, who gives a rats ass what the score is. I would rather lose 6-0 to Federer than beat someone 6-0. Should be a pleasure to lose by 100 means you get to improve and know what the standard is.
 

railbird

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I have 32 years of coaching and also 2 years of all girls. There are unwritten rules in the game. If I were on the losing end of that game I guaranty that I would have waited in the parking lot for that ass.

You play hard until one team has the game in hand.... that is when subs should get the time on the court. However I would demand from my players if up by 40 in that game there will be no pressing or 3's. Anyone does it, ass time on the bench.

ETHICS

You wouldnt know Ethics if it hit you in the ass, I would not let my kids anywhere near a coach like you.
 
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funny the way the world works...any other job in the world today is so cut throat and almost expects that kind of attitude...
 

kid44

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You wouldnt know Ethics if it hit you in the ass, I would not let my kids anywhere near a coach like you.


Unfortunately for you, just proved my point Mr. West Coaster. With your views ,which I have seen for several years, I would be amazed at a woman would bestow you children. Get lost numbnuts.
 

Flamingo kid

Everybody's hands go UP!
Re: Coach fired after not apologizing for 100-0 win

Sickens me. As a coach when is enough enough?

Was still in the full court press at 80-0.

Shoot him.


1993 Buffalo Bills-Houston Oilers Wild Card playoff game


Houston Oilers Buffalo Bills
(10-6) (11-5)
38 41
Head coach:
Jack Pardee Head coach:
Marv Levy

1 2 3 4 OT Total
HOU 7 21 7 3 0 38
BUF 3 0 28 7 3 41

Date January 3, 1993
Stadium Rich Stadium
Location Buffalo, New York
Network NBC
Announcers Charlie Jones and Todd Christensen
The 1993 NFL playoff game between the Buffalo Bills and the Houston Oilers (also known as "The Comeback") featured the Bills recovering from a 32-point deficit to win in overtime, and it remains the largest comeback in NFL history. The game is also remembered for being won by the Bills backup quarterback Frank Reich. It was played in Rich Stadium, and was televised by NBC, with Charlie Jones and Todd Christensen calling the action. The stadium did not sell out for this game and was therefore blacked out in Western New York and Southern Ontario. As a result, local fans did not get to see the game live.





Both teams qualified for the playoffs as wild card teams.

The Buffalo Bills, the American Football Conference (AFC) champions for the previous two seasons, recorded an 11–5 record during the 1992 regular season and finished in second place in the AFC Eastern Division. Buffalo's no-huddle offense led the league in rushing yards (2,436) and ranked second in the league in total offensive yards (6,114 yards).

Meanwhile, the Houston Oilers finished in second place in the AFC Central Division with a 10-6 record. Houston's Run & Shoot offense led the league in passing (4,231 yards) and its defense ranked third in the league, allowing only 4,532 total yards. Overall, the team boasted nine pro bowl selections.

The Bills and Oilers had faced each other for the final game of the regular season, with Houston defeating Buffalo, 27–3 in Houston. During that game, Bills starting quarterback Jim Kelly suffered strained ligaments in his knee, leaving backup quarterback Frank Reich to finish the game in his place. With Kelly out, Reich took the reins starting in place of Kelly the following week in the wild card game. Buffalo hosted Houston, having a better record. Reich also started the following divisional playoff game in Pittsburgh in which Buffalo also won 24–3, then advancing to the AFC Championship game the following week versus the Miami Dolphins.


[edit] Reich and the biggest comeback in college football history
In 1984, Reich had been responsible for what was then (and remained for 22 years) the biggest comeback in the history of college football. As the backup quarterback for the Maryland Terrapins, Reich replaced injured starter Stan Gelbaugh and led the Terrapins back from a first-half deficit of 31–0 to a 42–40 victory over the previously unbeaten Miami Hurricanes under Bernie Kosar.


[edit] Game summary

[edit] First half
The misfortunes of the Bills were compounded early in the first half when starting running back Thurman Thomas went out of the game with a hip injury. Thomas was replaced by Kenneth Davis, and Buffalo was forced to use a second string backfield of Reich and Davis against Houston's third ranked defense during the season.

Houston dominated the game early, as quarterback Warren Moon completed 19 of 22 passes for 220 yards and 4 touchdowns in the first half, while the Oilers held the ball for 21:12, keeping the Bills high powered offense off the field for most of the first two quarters. In the first quarter Moon completed 6 of 7 passes on an 80-yard scoring drive and ended it with his first touchdown throw was to wide receiver Haywood Jeffires for 3 yards to give the Oilers a 7–0 lead. Then after Buffalo kicker Steve Christie made a 36-yard field goal, Moon led the Oilers on a second quarter scoring drive that was nearly identical to their first one, completing 6 of 7 passes on another 80-yard drive and finishing it with a 7-yard touchdown pass to Webster Slaughter. Then after forcing the Bills to a three-and-out, Moon threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Curtis Duncan. Later on with 1:15 left in the half, the Oilers drove for another touchdown, aided by an encroachment call against the Bills on fourth down and 1. Moon completed the drive with his second touchdown pass to Jeffires, this one a 27-yarder, and the Oilers went into their locker room with a 28–3 halftime lead.


[edit] Second half
In the Bills locker room, Defensive Coordinator Walt Corey angrily chided the defense. "I was hollering the same things the fans were hollering at me when we left the field," Corey says. "I can't repeat the words, but the more I talked, the louder I got. The thing that bothered me was their approach. To me, they looked timid. They looked like they were going to get in the right spots, but they weren't going to make anything happen afterward. This is an attitude game. Sometimes you start playing and you're afraid to make things happen or afraid to make a mistake." Nose Tackle Jeff Wright recalled "With every word that came out of Walt's mouth, he reached a new temperature level, until he finally just exploded. He had every right to say the things that he said. We were embarrassing him, we were embarrassing ourselves, we were embarrassing Buffalo Bills fans."

Corey decided to switch from a 4-3 to a 3-4 defense, helping to contain the Houston passing offense.

Meanwhile, head coach Marv Levy told his team "You've got thirty more minutes. Maybe it's the last thirty minutes of your season. When your season's over you're going to have to live with yourselves and look yourselves in the eyes. You'd damn well better have reason to feel good about yourselves, regardless of how this game turns out."[1]

Apparently, the words of Corey and Levy didn't have any immediate effect. 1:41 into the third quarter, Oilers defensive back Bubba McDowell intercepted Reich's first pass of the second half and returned it 58 yards for a touchdown. Houston now had a commanding 32-point lead, 35-3.

A Houston radio announcer was immortalized on NFL Films with the statement "The lights are on here at Rich Stadium, they've been on since this morning, you could pretty much turn them out on the Bills right now."[1]

The Bills got a huge assist to start their comeback on the ensuing kickoff. The wind altered the ball just before it was kicked by Al Del Greco. As a result, it became an unintentional squib kick that the Bills recovered with great field position at midfield. Buffalo then drove 50 yards in 10 plays and scored with a 1-yard touchdown run by Davis, cutting the deficit to 35–10. On the drive, Reich completed a 24-yard pass to tight end Pete Metzelaars and a 16-yard strike to Andre Reed, while Davis kept the drive going with a 5-yard run on fourth down and 2 before finishing it off with a touchdown run.

Christie then recovered his own onside kick and the Bills scored on the fourth play of their ensuing drive with Reich's 38-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Don Beebe, making the score 35-17 with 7:46 left in the third quarter.

Houston was then forced to punt for the first time in the game on their next drive, and Greg Montgomery's 25-yard kick gave Buffalo the ball at their own 41-yard line. Reich started out the ensuing drive with an 18-yard completion to James Lofton. Davis gained 20 yards on a screen pass and then Reich threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Reed, trimming the lead, 35–24. In a span of 10 minutes in the third quarter, the Bills had run 18 plays, gained 176 yards, and scored 21 points, while holding the Oilers offense to 3 plays for 3 yards.

The situation wasn't about to get any better for Houston. On the first play of the Oilers' ensuing possession, Bills safety Henry Jones intercepted a pass from Moon and returned it 15 yards to the Houston 23-yard line. Three plays later, Buffalo faced fourth down and five on the 18-yard line. Rather than attempt a field goal, Reich connected with Reed for the touchdown. With the score, the Bills had cut their deficit from 32 points to four in a span of just 6:52. On the Oilers' next drive, linebacker Darryl Talley forced a fumble from Moon while sacking him. Houston recovered the fumble, but it was forced to punt, and Montgomery's 24-yard kick gave Buffalo the ball at its 48-yard line. In the third quarter, Buffalo had outscored Houston 28–7 while holding Moon to 2 of 7 completions for 19 yards.

This time, the Bills could not take advantage of their excellent starting field position and had to punt, and Moon's run and shoot offense began to move the ball effectively again, aided by a roughing the passer penalty on Bruce Smith that negated linebacker Carlton Bailey's interception. Despite two sacks by Wright on the drive, Houston reached the Buffalo 14-yard line. Al Del Greco attempted a field goal to increase the Oilers' lead, but Montgomery fumbled the snap. Talley recovered the ball and returned it 70 yards, but officials ruled him down by contact when he made the initial recovery, giving Buffalo the ball on their own 26-yard line. After two plays, the Bills faced third down and four. With Houston's defense dropping back and expecting a pass, Reich handed the ball off to Davis, who stormed through the line and took off for a 35-yard gain. Only a diving tackle from defensive back Steve Jackson prevented Davis from taking it all the way for a touchdown. Then Reich went back to passing the ball, completing a short pass to Reed at the Oilers 17-yard line on third down and two for the first down. With just 3:08 left in the fourth quarter, Reich threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Reed, giving Buffalo its first lead of the game 38–35. But Moon led Houston downfield on a 63-yard drive to score the tying 26-yard field goal from Del Greco to send the game into overtime. A key play on the drive was an 18-yard completion to Slaughter on fourth down and four from the Bills 34-yard line.

Houston won the coin toss and got the ball at its 20-yard line. Moon started out the drive with two completions for 7 yards, but his 50th pass attempt of the day turned out to be his last. On third down and three, Moon threw a pass intended for Ernest Givens five yards downfield, but due to a struggle with Talley, Givens could not get his arms up to make the catch. The ball went over his head and right into the arms of defensive back Nate Odomes for an interception. After a 2-yard return, Jeffires committed a 15-yard facemask penalty while making the tackle, giving the Bills a first down on Houston's 20-yard line. After two runs by Davis, Christie kicked a 32-yard field goal to give Buffalo the win, 41–38. Buffalo would win the following two AFC playoff games to advance to the 3rd of their four consecutive Super Bowl appearances.

Reich finished the game with 21 of 34 pass completions for 289 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 1 interception. Reed had 8 catches for 136 yards and 3 touchdowns. Davis rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown, while also catching 2 passes for 25 yards and returning a kickoff for 33. Moon recorded 36 of 50 completions for 371 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 2 interceptions. Givens caught 9 passes for 117 yards. Jeffires recorded 8 catches for 98 yards and 2 touchdowns.

The very next day, the Oilers fired defensive coordinator Jim Eddy and defensive backs coach Pat Thomas.[2] Eddy would be replaced by Buddy Ryan.

In commemoration of the game, Steve Christie's kicking shoe from the game has been enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.


[edit] Scoring summary
1 2 3 4 OT Total
Oilers 7 21 7 3 0 38
Bills 3 0 28 7 3 41
HOU - Jeffires 3-yard pass from Moon (Del Greco kick) 7-0 HOU
BUF - FG Christie 36-yards 7-3 HOU
HOU - Slaughter 7-yard pass from Moon (Del Greco kick) 14-3 HOU
HOU - Duncan 26-yard pass from Moon (Del Greco kick) 21-3 HOU
HOU - Jeffires 27-yard pass from Moon (Del Greco kick) 28-3 HOU
HOU - McDowell 58-yard interception return (Del Greco kick) 35-3 HOU
BUF - K. Davis 1-yard run (Christie kick) 35-10 HOU
BUF - Beebe 38-yard pass from Reich (Christie kick) 35-17 HOU
BUF - Reed 26-yard pass from Reich (Christie kick) 35-24 HOU
BUF - Reed 18-yard pass from Reich (Christie kick) 35-31 HOU
BUF - Reed 17-yard pass from Reich (Christie kick) 38-35 BUF
HOU - FG Del Greco 26-yards 38-38 tie
BUF - FG Christie 32-yards 41-38 BUF
 

kid44

EOG Dedicated
Re: Coach fired after not apologizing for 100-0 win

if true the fuckin moron got what he deserved


From several different sources its true, NO CLASS

Would love to see that coach on the other end of that and see how he reacts.

Its about the kids.
 

royboy

EOG Dedicated
Re: Coach fired after not apologizing for 100-0 win

i just can't see what the guy is trying to prove with a full court press up by 80? it's a high school game, some class should be shown in that spot.
 

Flamingo kid

Everybody's hands go UP!
Re: Coach fired after not apologizing for 100-0 win

i just can't see what the guy is trying to prove with a full court press up by 80? it's a high school game, some class should be shown in that spot.

He's trying to teach his kids never let up. Its a good lifes lesson.

besides, why should this coach be punished because the other team sucked donkey balls?
 

kid44

EOG Dedicated
Re: Coach fired after not apologizing for 100-0 win


What experience do you have in hoops?
This is not football. When you have a team down 20 goals and still press and shoot 3's, it shows about your class. This is a no brainer for those involved teaching kids. However, if the opposing cuts it to 20, time to rethink for a minute or two. These are not paid professionals.

Amazed at the childish nature of this place sometime.
 

royboy

EOG Dedicated
Re: Coach fired after not apologizing for 100-0 win

He's trying to teach his kids never let up. Its a good lifes lesson.

besides, why should this coach be punished because the other team sucked donkey balls?


couldn't disagree more... i don't believe their are any "life lessons" to teach a bunch of high schoolers when they're up 80-zip on a bunch of scrubs.

the coach isn't being punished because the other team sucked, he's being punished for being an idiot imo.
 

Flamingo kid

Everybody's hands go UP!
Re: Coach fired after not apologizing for 100-0 win

couldn't disagree more... i don't believe their are any "life lessons" to teach a bunch of high schoolers when they're up 80-zip on a bunch of scrubs.

the coach isn't being punished because the other team sucked, he's being punished for being an idiot imo.


You NEVER. LET. UP.
 

kid44

EOG Dedicated
Re: Coach fired after not apologizing for 100-0 win

couldn't disagree more... i don't believe their are any "life lessons" to teach a bunch of high schoolers when they're up 80-zip on a bunch of scrubs.

the coach isn't being punished because the other team sucked, he's being punished for being an idiot imo.


I agree. Lots of children here with differing views.
 

Flamingo kid

Everybody's hands go UP!
Re: Coach fired after not apologizing for 100-0 win

couldn't disagree more... i don't believe their are any "life lessons" to teach a bunch of high schoolers when they're up 80-zip on a bunch of scrubs.

the coach isn't being punished because the other team sucked, he's being punished for being an idiot imo.

Tell me what you are saying, i'm confused. Are you saying that the team needed to 'let up' when the score was 80-0? If they would have let up with an 80-0 lead and won the game 84-6 would have you been happy? Is there a difference between a 100 pt win and a 78 pt win?
 

roseman

EOG Dedicated
Re: Coach fired after not apologizing for 100-0 win

At what point does this alleged 'coach' get the fact that his team is shutting out the other team up by 60, 70? Give me a break, glad to see he got fired. Next time he'll try to schedule the girls from the blind school down the street. jerkoff.
 
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